On Sunday, December 05, 2021, at 1500 hours, police responded to a 911 call of a male, shot at West Fordham Road and Aqueduct Avenue within the confines of the 52nd Precinct in the Bronx.
Upon arrival, police discovered a 62-year-old male, shot in the head. He was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as indicated.
Victim:
Robert Brown
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10468
Following an ongoing investigation, the following 36-year-old male individual has been arrested in regard to the above-listed incident.
Arrested:
Ricardo Ferguson
undomiciled
Charges:
- murder;
- manslaughter;
- criminal possession of a weapon.
The investigation remains ongoing.
All charges are merely accusations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to call the NYPD‘s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1–800–577–TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1–888–57–PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers‘ website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All tips will be kept strictly confidential.
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